FT Exclusive: One of Britain's wealthiest tech entrepreneurs, Lawrence Jones, has allegedly sexually assaulted two women employed at his company and has been accused of misconduct in the workplace (⅕). ft.com/content/afffb5…
Mr Jones, CEO of software services company UKFast who has an estimated £700m fortune, has been accused of sexual harassment; unwanted touching in the workplace; bullying at his company, according to interviews with more than 30 ex employees (⅖). ft.com/content/afffb5…
The most serious allegations against Mr Jones involve sexual assault. One victim said she was molested by the entrepreneur while on work trips to his properties in Wales and Switzerland, including once at Richard Branson’s luxury Swiss chalet The Lodge (⅗)ft.com/content/afffb5…
The individuals spoke to the Financial Times on condition of anonymity because of fear of retaliation by Mr Jones – a powerful and influential figure in the north of England who recently broke into the ranks of the UK’s 250 richest people (⅘). ft.com/content/afffb5…
Mr Jones, who has rubbed shoulders with numerous political heavyweights, denies categorically charges of unlawful behaviour, including the alleged assaults, declaring they are wholly untrue and questioning their credibility (5/5). ft.com/content/afffb5…
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